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'Lotto' Carpet

Object Name:
Carpet
Date:
late 16th century
Geography:
Turkey
Medium:
Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions:
121 x 69 1/4 in. (307.3 x 175.9 cm)
Classification:
Textiles
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Seley Foundation Inc. and The Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Foundation Inc. Gifts, 1978
Accession Number:
1978.24

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  • Description

    Carpets displaying this striking field pattern of stylized vegetal arabesques in yellow on a red ground are often called "Lotto" carpets, after a famous altarpiece by Italian Renaissance painter Lorenzo Lotto that depicts a similar carpet. While the earliest examples of carpets using this design probably date from before 1500, the design remained popular for several centuries, and numerous examples were exported to Europe, where they frequently appeared in paintings of all kinds.

  • Provenance

    Private collection, Rome (until 1977); sale, Lefevre & Partners, London, November 25, 1977, lot 34, to MMA

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